The 50 Best Music Blogs, Ranked Algorithmically

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	RollingStone rollingstone.com/music Features news and coverage across music, film, television, and politics, reviewing albums, songs, and celebrities. Interactive source for historical rankings and magazine content.	1 Rank 2,364 Mentions Powered by Ahrefs
	Billboard billboard.com Best known for the Hot 100 and Billboard 200, which list the most popular songs and albums each week in the industry. Offers industry news, events, podcasts, and music streaming.	2 Rank 2,349 Mentions
	NME nme.com Standout voice in pop culture and music delivering top news across artists, albums, film, TV, and video. Online gig guide, shop, and radio access covering the latest.	3 Rank 2,304 Mentions
	AllMusic allmusic.com/blog Discover the latest in albums and singles across all genres with critic ratings and detailed reviews. Browse by genre, news articles, and recommendations based on your profile.	4 Rank 2,277 Mentions
	Pitchfork pitchfork.com The latest in music and jams without the distraction of ads and clickbait. Top charts, videos, and celebrity features along with recommendations, the best apps, and music news.	5 Rank 2,266 Mentions
	Stereogum stereogum.com Extensive music blog featuring music news, interviews, album reviews, and commentary. Independent publication known for its active comment section frequently visited by popular artists.	6 Rank 2,137 Mentions
	SPIN spin.com Online magazine featuring music news, album reviews, concert photo, and more. Showcases popular lists for best albums, best new artists, and year-end lists across all genres of music.	7 Rank 2,092 Mentions
	Consequence of Sound consequence.net/category/music/new-music Content across music, television, and film creates a connection between mainstream pop culture and the underground. Content creators put a reliable voice to entertainment news.	8 Rank 2,081 Mentions
	Resident Advisor ra.co Online music magazine with daily content on music news, album reviews, single reviews, and event reviews. Features podcasts, exchanges, and charts for community platforms.	9 Rank 2,070 Mentions
	The FADER thefader.com Music, style, and culture site relating relevant news and topics from around the world and within all genres. The latest on music, artist drama, styles, and what artists are wearing.	10 Rank 2,003 Mentions
	Far Out Magazine faroutmagazine.co.uk Over the last ten years, Far Out has been building an outstanding reputation among its growing audience, covering new music and classic rock.	11 Rank 1,995 Mentions
	Louder loudersound.com Rock-specific music site with significant social media influence. Home of magazines Classic Rock, Metal Hammer, Prog, and Blues, covering news in alternative rock, hard rock, indie, and more.	12 Rank 1,995 Mentions
	Ultimate Classic Rock ultimateclassicrock.com The go-to source for all news, videos, features, and lists in classic rock. Authoritative guide to classic rock culture, history, and movies with special features and news updates.	13 Rank 1,937 Mentions
	Loudwire loudwire.com Engaging rock and metal music coverage celebrating 50 years of metal and a lifetime of loud music. Features news, lists, songs, and albums along with events and media coverage.	14 Rank 1,715 Mentions
	HotNewHipHop hotnewhiphop.com All the hottest news and music within hip hop. Coverage of artist activity, the reigning top 100, songs, mixtapes, and albums.	15 Rank 1,632 Mentions
	uDiscoverMusic udiscovermusic.com Music news, quizzes, and featured lists ranging across genres and decades to help you discover your next favorite song, album, or artist. Access to videos, playlists, and site store.	16 Rank 1,608 Mentions
	Hypebot hypebot.com For more than 12 years a daily blog chronicling music, musicians, and the new music industry.	17 Rank 1,453 Mentions
	AllHipHop.com allhiphop.com Top news stories within the hip hop community, following hip hop artists and their music, events, and social media. Features music, addresses rumors, and showcases videos.	18 Rank 1,419 Mentions
	HipHopDX hiphopdx.com Continual coverage of hip hop news and coverage, including updates on favorite artists in the genre. Reviews cover singles, releases, and videos with release dates and editorials.	19 Rank 1,247 Mentions
	JamBase jambase.com Connects music fans around the world to the music they love through the latest concert updates, community engagement, music discoveries, and promotions. Live music updates and more.	20 Rank 1,018 Mentions
	The Line of Best Fit thelineofbestfit.com The UK’s largest independent music site dedicated to music discovery through weekly updates, featured songs, and artist news. Features album reviews, interviews, and photo stories.	21 Rank 926 Mentions
	EDM edm.com The world's foremost authority on EDM : free music downloads, artist interviews, industry news, curated playlists, trending charts, and more.	22 Rank 682 Mentions
	Album of The Year albumoftheyear.org/l/newsworthy Comprehensive guide to wide-ranging genres of albums with critic and user scores on best albums, new releases, and anticipated album drops. Various music lists on features, year-end, EPs, and more.	23 Rank 647 Mentions
	Drowned in Sound drownedinsound.com/news Uk-based music webzine featuring music reviews, the latest in music news, artist interviews, and interactive discussion forums. Includes a podcast, music recommendations, photos, and festival coverage.	24 Rank 465 Mentions
	That Grape Juice.net thatgrapejuice.net An award-winning one-stop-shop for all things related to urban pop culture and entertainment. An elite team of writers provide news, reviews, and exclusive interviews.	25 Rank 422 Mentions
	Your EDM youredm.com Featured editorials, industry spotlights, interviews, and event photos across EDM news. A comprehensive resource on all things electronic, with breaking information on every genre, new music, and more.	26 Rank 351 Mentions
	LIVE music blog livemusicblog.com News, reviews, features, and opinions surrounding top-ranking artists, celebrity videos, music events, and latest releases. Unique features like free live streams, photo recaps, setlists, and more.	27 Rank 322 Mentions
	Dancing Astronaut dancingastronaut.com Media company focused on the global dance music community. Supports dance and electronic music and culture, represented by an editorial voice across music, news, features, videos, and photos.	28 Rank 308 Mentions
	EDM Sauce edmsauce.com Top source for electronic dance music. EDM music releases, artist news, and event updates with ways to discover your new favorites in the genre.	29 Rank 306 Mentions
	Neon Music neonmusic.co.uk Neon music is an independent global digital music platform with exclusively curated news, reviews, interviews, videos and lifestyle tips.	30 Rank 238 Mentions
	DancehallMag dancehallmag.com DancehallMag is a news magazine that covers Jamaican dancehall and reggae music, the artists and culture.	31 Rank 202 Mentions
	Live4ever live4ever.uk.com Music Tastemakers & Digital Creators showcasing the world's most original artists est 2009.	32 Rank 149 Mentions
	XS Noize xsnoize.com XS Noize is an independent international consortium of opinionated music lovers founded in 2014. Featuring reviews, interviews, timely news and opinion.	33 Rank 116 Mentions
	When The Horn Blows whenthehornblows.com Hype Machine-listed, independent music blog delivering in-depth, thoughtfully crafted music reviews and features.	34 Rank 82 Mentions
	eonmusic eonmusic.co.uk At the forefront of breaking news, eonmusic’s stories regularly go viral, and have been picked up globally. Their interviews rank among the top Google search results.	35 Rank 75 Mentions
	Prime Sound primesound.org Prime Sound has been your guide into the breathtaking world of musical instruments of all kinds! Read their in-depth reviews before you buy.	36 Rank 71 Mentions
	Marlbank marlbank.net A daily jazz blog with up-to-the minute reviews, features and live reports. They bring you the jazz before you know it's even out there in the mainstream.	37 Rank 69 Mentions
	Two Story Melody twostorymelody.com Songwriting blog focused on artist interviews to understand how songs are made. Also features song reviews and music marketing tips.	38 Rank 68 Mentions
	Front Porch Music frontporchmusic.ca The largest digital publication to promote country music in Canada. They connect people with the artists they love and the the ones they don't know yet.	39 Rank 65 Mentions
	We Plug Good Music wepluggoodmusic.com We Plug Good Music is a global music publication that showcases the best emerging music that mainstream often overlooks. We Plug Good Music push good music and not what the industry calls "good".	40 Rank 60 Mentions
	The Shortlisted \| Music & Entertainment Magazine the-shortlisted.co.uk Music & entertainment interviews including Moby, Andrea Bocelli, Paul Young, The Animals, The Jam, The Sex Pistols, The Prodigy and many others.	41 Rank 55 Mentions
	The Free Jazz Piano Blog freejazzlessons.com/jazz-blog Jazz piano lessons from world-class instructors. Started in 2011 by a world-touring artist Steve Nixon.	42 Rank 51 Mentions
	Rocks Off Mag rocksoffmag.com Rocks Off Mag is a resource for all things music celebrity and culture from the 60's 70's and 80's.	43 Rank 33 Mentions
	Music Is To Blame musicistoblame.co.uk Delivering the reviews of the best new music alongside interviews, photography and live concert reviews.	44 Rank 20 Mentions
	Guitaristnextdoor.com guitaristnextdoor.com A guitar website where GND's guitar geek team writes about gear and guitar playing. They have over 82 years of combined guitar experience backing up their site.	45 Rank 17 Mentions
	RESOUND Online re-sound.co.uk Live reviews, interviews and much more. An online magazine that's all about creating a community with a passion for live music and great tunes.	46 Rank 14 Mentions
	Hip Hop Today hiphoptoday.com Wayne Green, known to his fans as Army Wayne, is an independent artist who works with engineers and producers to help create all his music.	47 Rank 10 Mentions
	Boost Collective boost-collective.com/blog Exploring an artist first take on the music industry, Boost Collective aims to make artist development easily accessible for all.	48 Rank 8 Mentions

The 50 Best Music Blogs, Ranked Algorithmically

RollingStone

Billboard

NME

AllMusic

Pitchfork

Stereogum

SPIN

Consequence of Sound

Resident Advisor

The FADER

Far Out Magazine

Louder

Ultimate Classic Rock

Loudwire

HotNewHipHop

uDiscoverMusic

Hypebot

AllHipHop.com

HipHopDX

JamBase

The Line of Best Fit

EDM

Album of The Year

Drowned in Sound

That Grape Juice.net

Your EDM

LIVE music blog

Dancing Astronaut

EDM Sauce

Neon Music

DancehallMag

Live4ever

XS Noize

When The Horn Blows

eonmusic

Prime Sound

Marlbank

Two Story Melody

Front Porch Music

We Plug Good Music

The Shortlisted | Music & Entertainment Magazine

The Free Jazz Piano Blog

Rocks Off Mag

Music Is To Blame

Guitaristnextdoor.com

RESOUND Online

Hip Hop Today

Boost Collective

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